Safety-razor.



J. L. GRIMES SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED 001 .1, 1908.

930,373. 3 Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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JoH L. seniors, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

Application filed. October 1, 1908. Serial No. 455,716.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. GRIMES, of the city of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Safety-Razors, of which the following is av specification.

- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved safety razor except that a portion of the handle is broken ofl'; showing the same as open, and with the cutting blade removed.

Fig. 2 is a similar viewof the cutting blade alone. Fig. 3 is a to view of the open razor with the cutting bade secured in place.

Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 3 taken on the dot' ted line Fig. 5 IS a section of Fig. 3 taken on the dotted line y q Referring now to the drawing, 1 is the handle, and 2 the blade holder which like the blade of a non safety razor, is pivoted to the handle at a. The blade holder has therein. a depression I) which extends to its outer end where it is provided witha hinge member.

' 3-is a removable cutting blade having a width which" is greater than that of the holder 2, adapted to be placed in the depres-' sion 6, and secured therein as hereinafter described. The cutting blade 3 is sharpened 5 is a folder plate having both its 'lateral edges notched to produce the prongs f. The prongs f are curved upwardly or outwardly, as shown articularly in Fig' 5'of the drawing, in or or that they may pass smoothly over the face without their extreme ends pressing thereon.- The follower plate 5 at one end thereof has a hinge member which is connected to the hinge member of the blade holder, by means of an ordinary pin, and is thereby ada ted to befolded over and upon the cutting lade seated in the de ression b.

The upper surface of the blade hol or is flush or in horizontal alinement with the outer surface of the blade holder, which admits of p the employment of the button 7 which may be turned so as to bring its end over the end of the follower plate and lock it.

Specification of Letters Patent.

In order that the button? may remain in its locked position, and yet be easily turned to admit of the removal of the cutting blade either for cleaning )urposes, or with theview of substituting a sliar i blade for one which has become dull, its tail pieceis provided'with a rounded )rojectionv g, and the holder with a correspondingly shaped depression, it into which the projection is sprung, as shown in Fig. 4.

f3 reference to Fig. 3 it-will be seen that the widthof the blade holder between'the prongs f is less thanthe width of the cutting lade, consequently the sharpened edges of the blade are seen at the notches whenthe razor is viewed from its upper side as in that figure.

Referring to Fig. 5 it will be observed that the lateral edges of the blade holder at its under side are rounded; and that the sharpened edges of the cutting blade extend practically to, the dotted lines which are drawn across the said rounded edges and the curved surfaces of the prongs f above-tho blade. The object in rounding the lateral edges of the blade holder as described, is to cause the skin of the face to be rolfed up slightly un der the blade, as shown by the line z, and present the cutting edge of the blade to the beard at an acute angle, thereby producing the effect obtained in the use of a non-safety razor when held flat against the face. I I claimas my invention. i

In a safety razor, a blade holder having a depression therein, which extends to its outer end, and having projecting pins as described, combined with a cutting blade which is sharpened at .both lateral edges and notched to ffit overthesaid pins, a follower late hinged to the blade holder, and having oth its lateral edges provided with prongs which project beyond the cutting blade, the 

